Local events in Beverley, videos

Originally deposited as a DVD-ROM. Timing. Action on film: (00:32) Crowds in Wednesday market are waiting for Father Christmas. (03:10) The mace-bearer, Mayor David Horsley and David Grange, Chairman of East Riding County Council, lead Father Christmas into town. (03:29) Father Christmas appears in a sleigh, pulled by reindeers. (04:08) David Horsley welcomes Father Christmas. (05:56) Father Christmas moves down Toll Gavel, preceded by a juggler and a police car. (07:40) A view from a first floor window over the Festival of Christmas stalls in Saturday Market. (09:36) We look at the various stalls in the market. The stallholders are in Victorian costume. (11:06) The children's funfair rides on Saturday Market. (12:14) The Beverley Lions' Christmas tree under the Market Cross. (12:36) The L C Byass musical steam organ. (13:57) The Bistro restaurant at the corner of Hengate has a sign portraying a chef. (14:12) Vintage cars parked in North Bar Without. (19:24) Some Civil War re-enactors in period clothing. (19:41) A cannon and some tents in Coronation Gardens, and more re-enactors. There are many 17th century artefacts and weapons on display. (20:58) A re-enactor plays the bagpipes. (26:08) One of the re-enactors demonstrates how to load a musket and describes how to fire it. (28:16) We have another look at the vintage cars. (32:06) The gates at North Bar are closed and we see some of the re-enactors drilling. (34:40) One of the pike men 'deserts'. He has to run the gauntlet as punishment. (37:44) The re-enactment takes us back to the siege of Beverley in 1642, when the Roundheads tried to take Beverley, which was a Royalist town. (39:15) An expert from the re-enactors describes some of the battlefield tactics being demonstrated. (45:23) Some children from the audience are shown how to drill with 'pikes'. (49:01) The gates at North Bar are 'blown open' and the defence of Beverley is acted out. (1:01:30) A Roundhead spy is 'executed'. (1:03:04) Back in Saturday Market. We look around the Christmas Market and the children's fun fair. (1:09:20) In Wednesday Market, some ladies are performing a traditional folk dance. Film and Sound Archive access copy available onsite in the Audio-Visual Room

Originally deposited as a DVD-ROM Contains video of VE Day celebrations held in Beverley on 8 May 2005. Timing. Action of film: (00:05) A banner announcing the celebrations. (00:38) At 10am the bandstand and chairs are already set up in Saturday Market. (01:10) Helen Watson, one of the organisers. (02:05) Charity stalls at the other end of the market. (02:35) The Land Army memorabilia stall, with some ladies dressed as Land Army girls. (03:29) Vintage farm machinery. (03:57) The Land Army banner. (04:27) A display board showing Land Army wages. (04:42) Fairground rides at the Sow Hill end of the market, including a Miller helter skelter. (05:52) An Anderson shelter which has been put on wheels. There is a display of posters and news cuttings inside. (07:13) The Beverley Town Council stall, with a huge cake commemorating the VE Day celebrations. (07:33) A restored NAFFI van, which was once in a collection owned by Nicholas Lyndhurst's father. It is going to sell refreshments to the public. (08:37) A close-up of the NAFFI crest on the side of the van. (10:41) A short act of worship is led from the stage in Saturday Market by the Reverend Richard Teal. (14:15) Reg. Walker describes a book of wartime memories of Beverley, compiled by Berna Moody and Duncan Jack. Contributors include Roland Mitchell, Joyce [Try], Harry Thompson, Stuart [Carr], Albert James, Ken [Fowley], Bill Guest, Len Winter, Muriel [Bessinge] and Maureen Chapman. (18:01) Reg lists the day's events. These include music and dancing, a fancy dress competition for children, and a fireworks display. (20:50) Joy Jack, the Mayor's wife, is dressed in a Wren's uniform. (21:21) Mr Loft, the Mace-Bearer (22:56) Beverley Borough Band play "The British Grenadiers." Four Land Army ladies are dancing on the dance floor at the front. (25:14) The band play 'You'll Never Walk Alone'. (30:11) A civil defence messenger motor cycle is parked on Saturday Market, next to some vintage cars. (30:47) A vintage US Army vehicle, and a US Army Jeep. (31:33) A man in Home Guard uniform. (31:48) A dog wearing a khaki coat with 'Search Dog, Army Property' emblazoned on it. (33:23) A Harley-Davidson despatch driver's motorcycle. (34:02) The NAFFI van with a blackboard showing its current menu. (34:30 The BBC Humberside Bus. A woman inside explains about the BBC Second World War website, 'The People's War'. (35:45) Duncan Jack, the Mayor, makes a speech. (38:07) David Cook, a re-enactor wearing an RAF uniform, makes a speech. (41:06) Jack Conway with the Mayor and Mayoress. (42:05) Three couples in 1940s dress dance to 1940s band music on the dance floor. (43:39) Some people in 1940s costume do a group dance. (45:41) The children's fancy dress competition, which took place during a hail storm. (46:49) The Mayor says that there was a children's fancy dress competition held at Beverley Race Course on the real VE day. (49:55) More film of vintage cars and motor cycles. (52:46) The East Yorkshire bus with the roof modified to fit under North Bar. (53:28) 'Mr Swing's Dance Orchestra' play 'My Blue Heaven' , and some members of the public take to the dance floor. The pavements are wet with rain. Public access copy available in Audio-Visual room.

Originally deposited as a VHS video cassette. Timing. Action on film: (00:17) Reg Walker tells us that it is the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar. A flotilla of boats has come to Beverley Beck to celebrate. (01:03) 'Comrade', the last of the local sailing barges. (01:54) The 'John H.Vincent' built in 1900, moored next to the 'Syntan', which was one of Richard Hodgson's fleet of barges. (02:29) 'Moonsearcher', a pleasure boat. (02:54) A pub sign showing Lord Nelson, on display on one of the boats. (05:58) Looking again at 'Comrade' which was built in about 1923 and captained by Fred Schofield. (07:27) A canal boat and a hundred year-old sailing yacht. (08:11) A boat with flags, which signal the famous message 'England expects that every man will do his duty'. (10:16) Inside the 'Syntan', where the Beverley Brass Band are going to entertain us. They play a number of tunes, including the following - (10:35) 'God save the Queen.' (13:27) 'A life on the Ocean Wave.' (18:15) 'Sailors' Hornpipe.' (20:58) 'There's No Place Like Home.' (22:29) 'Thine is the Glory'. (24:36) 'Jerusalem'. (29:27) 'Sailing'. (32:05) 'Eternal Father, Strong to Save.' (34:46) 'Blow the Wind Southerly'. (40:09) 'Rule Britannia'. (44:03) The following morning, looking at the boats which have arrived since yesterday. (44:37) 'Comrade' has its sails aloft. (48:27) Bob Huntsman, who was involved in the preservation of Driffield Canal. (53:05) A sign describing the history of the motor vessel 'Syntan'. (53:33) Iain Campbell, the secretary of the Beverley Barge Preservation Society, shows us around the 'Syntan'. (55:26) Norman Hardy, who carried out the reconstruction, shows us around the living accommodation on the 'Syntan'. (57:51) The galley. (58:43) The engine room. (1:01:08) The wheelhouse. (1:03:22) Looking at some of the other boats - (1:03:26) The 'John Vincent', moored at the Crane Wharf area of the Beck. (1:05:46) Some singers perform sea shanties on the 'Syntan' (1:09:10) A man sings two songs about Lord Nelson. (1:17:00) A man and a woman sing a Victorian song about Nelson. (1:20:34) Two women sing 'The Luckiest Sailor', about the Kingston Peridot disaster. (1:24:18) They sing 'Your Cheatin' Heart'. (1:27:05) A man and a little boy sing a version of 'Blow the Man Down'. (1:29:34) The same man sings a song called 'Chicken on a Raft', which refers to the popular dish of fried egg on fried bread. (1:32:56) A man sings the song 'Three Day Millionaire' about Hull fisherman. (1:33:13) A woman sings 'Black-Eyed Susan'. (1:34:54) A man and a woman sing two songs about sailing around Cape Horn. (1:41:25) We take a last look at the ships moored at the Beck. Public access copy available in Audio-Visual Room